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Family Banking

Money Adventures Await: Teach Your Kids the Fun of Finance

Explore our family-friendly banking options, ideal for children of all ages. We're dedicated to empowering your kids with vital financial skills to thrive in the future. Join us in cultivating a financially savvy next generation.

Whether you want to introduce your child to the basics of saving at an early age or want to give your pre-teen to young adult more responsibility and financial freedom, we have accounts and tools to help you do just that.

Accounts and Services for Kids of Any Age

Seymour Savings

A fun way for kids to learn the value of saving, this savings account features no minimum balance for those under 21.

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Greenlight

Empower your kids' financial dreams with Greenlight debit cards for up to 5 children. They'll master money management while achieving their goals, all in a fun and engaging way.

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Greenlight Family Shield

An added layer of protection for your family as their financial needs grow.

Family Shield builds on Greenlight’s kid-friendly tools with monitoring, alerts, and coverage designed to help safeguard older family members.

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Student Checking

Perfect for young individuals 13 and up, who are eager to build a strong financial foundation. It's an ideal starter account with no minimum balance or monthly maintenance fees.

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Activities, Calculators & Coaches That Make Saving Fun

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FAQs

Greenlight is bigger than a debit card, and it was built with families in mind.

Yes, it’s a debit card for kids, managed by parents. But it’s also a powerful mobile app that lets parents easily manage and see where, when, and how much kids spend while helping them learn to manage their money.

It’s three different accounts in one – Spend, Save, and Give. A digital chore board. A saving-motivation machine. A set of flexible parental controls you won’t get from most banks. And a simple, clear view of your child’s financial world, complete with real-time transaction alerts. All in one app.

Greenlight lets parents:
  • Transfer money instantly to kids
  • Turn the card off via the app, if needed
  • Receive alerts whenever the card is used
  • Set store-level spend controls to help kids learn to budget
  • Automate allowance payments
  • Manage chores (and instantly reward a job well done)

Yes! As soon as your cards have been activated, your kids can add their Greenlight card details to Apple Pay or Google Pay* to tap and pay in an instant.

*Subject to Apple Pay and Google Pay age requirements.

Within the Greenlight app, kids can receive money from friends and family – with parent approval on every payment. In the app, your kids have their own pay link that they can share with trusted friends and family to receive money for IOUs, birthdays, you name it.

The Greenlight debit card can be used almost anywhere Mastercard is accepted, online and in-store. “Almost,” because our cardholders are kids, and so there are important guardrails in place. Greenlight also works internationally in 150+ other countries, with no foreign transaction fees. No need to let us know if you travel abroad – you’ll have enough to remember.